2016 marks the tenth anniversary of FirstSecond,the graphic novel publisher that has been domestic to work from talents including Faith Erin Hicks, Gene Luen Yang, and Sonny Liew,Scott McCloud, Mariko and Jillian Tamaki --- a huge range of writers and artists, and telling stories from the subtlest biography to the most outlandish adventure. Eisner and Ignatz-nominated cartoonist Sam Sharpe will join the FirstSecond family with the graphic novel Mom: A Story of like and Mental Illness,in 2018.
The book is a retelling of a key moment in Sharpe's life: the moment he first met his mother as an adult, following a childhood where she was absent due to her schizophrenia. The story details their reconnection, and as Sharpe looks at how their relationship both before,during and after their assembly shaped who he is nowadays as an artist and person. Told in black and white, the book sharply depicts mental illness, or family ties. ComicsAlliance spoke to Sharpe to learn how the story came together.
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Source: comicsalliance.com